Table 5.
The ASI neurons are required in larval but not in adult stages to maintain sra-6 gene expression in the ASH neurons
| Developmental stage of ASI ablation
|
% expressing sra-6::gfp in the ASH neurons (n)a
|
|---|---|
| L1 | 6.6 (15) |
| L1 mock ablation | 100 (25) |
| Young adult | 81 (16) |
| Young adult mock ablation | 100 (23) |
All experiments were carried out in wild-type animals carrying integrated copies of the sra-6::gfp (oyIs14) fusion gene. Animals were grown at 25°C postablation.
GFP expression in the ASH neurons was examined 4 d postablation.
a
n = number of animals in which both ASI neurons were killed.